as in decelerating
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to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace
if you don't slow your delivery down a bit, your speech will be over too soon
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Recent Examples of slowing
John Towfighi, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Dec. 2025
That slowing of disease progression translates into a very significant impact on a patient’s livelihood, function, independence, and ability to preserve memories.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 18 Dec. 2025
The slowing seen in Denver is happening in many other places.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025
The studies aimed for a 20% slowing of cognitive decline, trial details show.
—Reuters, NBC news, 24 Nov. 2025
The study showed that the benefits of exercise do plateau, so after about 5,000 to 7,500 steps a day, the slowing of decline leveled off.
—Alice Park, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
From gala glam to cultural gatherings, this week’s star sightings prove there’s no slowing down the glow.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 3 Nov. 2025
In the overall group, ALZ-801 showed some slowing of memory and cognitive decline, but the difference wasn’t statistically significant.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The slowing down of production ahead of the EV shift began last November and doesn’t just affect GM employees.
—Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Frank Landymore, Futurism, 8 Jan. 2026
At Hodge Park, where the city recently installed pickleball courts, Willett said the energy code was applied to a shade structure over the benches, slowing down the project by several months.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
But slowing down was built into the DNA of Rental Family.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
Now, more than 200 cases have been reported over the past few months, and there are no signs of slowing.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Cinnamon is a popular spice known for its diabetes benefits, including promoting insulin sensitivity and slowing down blood sugar spikes.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 7 Jan. 2026
With 42 bridges stitching together a coral kingdom of islands, the Overseas Highway rewards slowing down, pulling over, and following curiosity wherever the water looks bluest.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
The expansion rate of the universe may be slowing down, rather than accelerating at an ever-growing rate, a potentially groundbreaking new study has hinted.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Citi, meanwhile, blamed slowing quarter-over-quarter growth in AMD’s artificial intelligence business as a headwind.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
And, through it all, stocks have continued to steadily rise, buoyed by hopes for Fed rate cuts, stronger-than-expected corporate earnings and slowing but stubborn confidence that an AI boom might reap big rewards for investors.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
There’s no slowing down in Fort Worth’s booming film and TV industry, wrote Brayden Garcia, our service journalist and expert in all things Taylor Sheridan.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Dec. 2025
That slowing of disease progression translates into a very significant impact on a patient’s livelihood, function, independence, and ability to preserve memories.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 18 Dec. 2025
The slowing seen in Denver is happening in many other places.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025
The studies aimed for a 20% slowing of cognitive decline, trial details show.
—Reuters, NBC news, 24 Nov. 2025
The study showed that the benefits of exercise do plateau, so after about 5,000 to 7,500 steps a day, the slowing of decline leveled off.
—Alice Park, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
From gala glam to cultural gatherings, this week’s star sightings prove there’s no slowing down the glow.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 3 Nov. 2025
In the overall group, ALZ-801 showed some slowing of memory and cognitive decline, but the difference wasn’t statistically significant.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The slowing down of production ahead of the EV shift began last November and doesn’t just affect GM employees.
—Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
There’s ample time to react, but instead of gradually slowing down to respond to the SUV in front, the Tesla’s self-driving software brakes at the last second and veers off the road, nearly plunging into the depressed center of the grass median.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 8 Jan. 2026
At Hodge Park, where the city recently installed pickleball courts, Willett said the energy code was applied to a shade structure over the benches, slowing down the project by several months.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
But slowing down was built into the DNA of Rental Family.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
Now, more than 200 cases have been reported over the past few months, and there are no signs of slowing.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Cinnamon is a popular spice known for its diabetes benefits, including promoting insulin sensitivity and slowing down blood sugar spikes.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 7 Jan. 2026
With 42 bridges stitching together a coral kingdom of islands, the Overseas Highway rewards slowing down, pulling over, and following curiosity wherever the water looks bluest.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
The expansion rate of the universe may be slowing down, rather than accelerating at an ever-growing rate, a potentially groundbreaking new study has hinted.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Citi, meanwhile, blamed slowing quarter-over-quarter growth in AMD’s artificial intelligence business as a headwind.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowing
Noun
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Heart rate decreases during stretching, which could signify the body entering a calm state.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
6 Nov. 2025
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According to Nexstar, overall Q3 ad sales stood at $476 million, a decrease of $146 million from the third-quarter of 2024.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Rounding out the mechanical upgrades is a revised braking system, which should come in handy on particularly treacherous routes.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
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The loss of rear vehicle lighting can reduce the vehicle visibility and fail to alert other drivers on the road if the vehicle is braking, turning or reversing which can increase the risk of a crash.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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While the economy has been resilient for the most part, any weakening in 2026 could have an outsize effect on more price-sensitive consumers and, therefore, airlines that are more exposed to coach-class domestic travel, like lower-cost carriers.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
2 Jan. 2026
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One is the weakening of the American economy.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Yet, law enforcement officials said barefoot driving may carry some risks, like inhibiting the ability to apply consistent pressure on the pedals or react quickly in emergency situations.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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The serum’s star ingredient is a proprietary 4-CLGN complex that combines hydrating beta-glucan with signaling and neurotransmitter-inhibiting peptides.—
Kathleen Baird-Murray,
Vogue,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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While appearing radical at the time, the revamping of scientific boards to include more industry representatives, the undoing of power plant rules and the lessening of enforcement hobbled but did not completely undo the agency.—
Barbara Kates-Garnick,
The Conversation,
26 Aug. 2025
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The good news is that GPT-5 will presumably be somewhat less than gushingly friendly, though the lessening might be variable and of a mixed result.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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However, the major result emerging from this research is the implication that the universe is not expanding at an accelerating rate, but has already transitioned into a state of decelerating expansion.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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And there are these elements of inflation while decelerating, like the Treasury secretary said.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The company strips out nonessential systems and designs each component around mass reduction.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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On Wednesday, city leaders said the strategy has driven the recent crime reduction.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In the old tool, the factors weren’t measured by a worsening, neutral or improving score.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Oct. 2025
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Potential complications include sinus and ear infections; inflammation of the heart, brain or muscle tissues; multi-organ failure; sepsis or the worsening of chronic conditions like asthma.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Slowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowing. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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